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eeeee mine don't look as bad as those pics, thank goodness I don't want them to get to that point though!

As a nail professional, here are a few more tricks:

Everything said about yeast/fungus is true, and the tea tree you're using should be helping. Someone also mentioned coconut oil and hydrogen peroxide. Both are good, but the latter is better.

If you're not sensitive to chemicals, SOAK your nails in 70% isopropyl alcohol, the hydrogen peroxide, or 100% acetone. Yeast and fungus like warm and wet. These will strip the moisture right out. Hydrogen peroxide also has bleaching properties, which will hide the yellow even before the problem is fully fixed.

If it's not too deep, sometimes you can buff the yellow right off, but I suspect you're past that point.

Fungus foot...raw bleach works best. Scrub with soft brush followed by adding warm water and a soak. Try it. It takes a few weeks of daily treatment, but it works.

^^ I would definitely recommend the gentler hydrogen peroxide to bleach and dehydrate over the pure Clorox. The pure bleach can cause nails and skin to flake off.

I've been using bleach for years. It really does work. No nail problems. Some skin flakes but only the stuff that is infected. Healthy skin and nail are unaffected. The end result is smooth skin and clear nails. It is an old time treatment for athletes foot as well. It clears the burning/itching almost immediately and is far cheaper than the creams and powders.

Everyone's system is different. I'm just recommending that *for starters* beginning with something like hydrogen peroxide is a good idea. Once they know how they react to the chemical and any side effects, they can make a personal decision on their required "dosage"

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Post edited by: fungusbgone, at: 07/20/2012 12:36 PM